I hope you all don't mind, but I'm going to edit up these directions JUST a bit... Hopefully it will help somebody. I really appreciate all the help you guys have been.

First, create a file using the nano text editor:



This file should contain the following text:


Then make this file executable:




Next, we want to edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, and add a line as shown in bold below.

Note: use /dev/fb0 if you have the bootsplash enabled.


Okie Dokey! Halfway home. Next, we have to... UNPACK THE KERNEL!! Don't worry it's quite simple:



Once that's done, make sure your system has the latest greatest version of "wget" (At least I think that's what this is supposed to accomplish):


Then use it to get a compatible version of the ivtv drivers:
NOTE: A newer version of ivtv is now available. I have not tested this with 0.7.2. As my collegue said, "Caveat Utor" (User Beware). Adjust the code accordingly. -schmecken



Rejoice as the last step gives you the culmination of all human kind's toil: MythTV!!!


Then reboot using your favorite method, and if you are lucky, like me, your TV will show you KnoppMyth front end!

Here is a link to an awesome Wiki article that will help you further enhance your PVR-350 experience.

http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=HauppaugeThreeFiftyInstallation

One final note: Don't forget to add your remote computers' IP's to the hosts.allow file, so you can SSH in and continue to do stuff!

Derr Herr Schmeckendeugler
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Sigh.
1) You also need to reboot (step 10) as is called out explicitly in those instructions.
2) You would not believe how much comments like that frustrate me. These are called "detailed" instructions. Aside from the mythtv-setup bits where you have to poke at a GUI, they can be completed in under 5 minute using cut and paste (I've timed it) and they're as close to bombproof as I can make them. Like the old sing along cartoons you "just follow the bouncing ball". (Can I get an "amen" from the church?)

Well, perhaps you should take steps to alleviate your frustrations. I find working out ot be a great stress reliever in today's fast-paced world of DVR |337 Haxtoring. I may even recompile the IVTV drivers so that it monitors my eliptical machine via a serial port, and I can't watch TV unless I'm burning 10 calories per minute.

But seriously, You're right, I DID forget to tell the people to REBOOT. Sorry for sabotoging your "detailed" instructions. I'll take down the post, because my later post is much more thorough anyway.

Didn't mean to step on any toes, Just trying to help, I'm as frustrated as you are, etc.,

Der Herr Schmeckendeugler

My frustration had more to do with folks seeing a set of directions more that 10 lines long and reacting with "OMG that's so complicated/intense/hard!" when the intent was to make it as easy as connect the dots.

While the directions could easily be cut down to about a quarter of their current size, it'd mean at least 3/4 of the newbies ending up out on the ledge needing to be talked down.

Not a n00b to linux, and I have been scouring these pages for the last 3 weeks figuring out how to properly configure my Myth system (KnoppMyth R5D1, Asus P4S800 MoBo, PVR350, 1G RAM, 250HDD, Modem (i.e. fun with dialup) with DirectTV H20 satellite (i.e. fun with many cables and usb->DB9 connections) with video and audio run throgh a Pioneer receiver and ultimately to a Pioneer 50" plasma). Needless to say this has been an adventure! I have never submitted a reply to any board, so I apologize if I violate some unwritten rule of posting.

I want to thank tjc, cyphon, schemeckendeugler (specifically) and others on this thread for the postings that finally solved my problems configuring the S-Video out on the 350 card. I can confirm that the directions that were neatly arranged by schemeckenduegler (Oct 2006) worked for me.

My question is this: My wife has now asked me to hook-up the myth box, which up to now has been working perfectly, to a 12-year old 36" RCA CRT with s-video in. I naively thought that I could just use the s-video out of the 350 which worked perfectly to the plasma, but based upon no picture or gui showing up, it seems as if I need to reconfigure my XFConfig file to use the "new" tv. Any thoughts on this or do I have to reinstall for this new configuration (i.e. 36in RCA tv rather than brand new plama)?

Apology accepted. It sounds like your question is a separate topic (you have already gotten the pvr-350 output to work on one TV). You should start a new thread instead of cluttering up this one.

I'm having the exact same problem. Followed all the steps listed above, but to no avail. However, when I modprobe ivtv-fb it freezes up. So I decided to roll back and do a completly fresh install in R5C7, which I had installed and working before with no changes in hardware, but when I reinstalled I still recieve the same problem as before it can't start X, so I follow the same instructions above and still ivtv-fb freezes up, I upgraded ivtv to the most recent version, no Difference. I've searched the forums and can't find someone who has either fixed the start up problem or find anybody that has had the same ivtv freeze problem. Does anyone have any ideas?

That is a tough one. I assume it USED to work for you since you said "roll back". but gosh, when it suddenly fails so catastrophically, I'd be compelled to do a hardware check. R5C7 for me, used to exhibit this problem as well, FYI. R5Bwhatever used to be the one I had to use.

I'd check for things like,

-you're sure the /dev/whatever matches if you're using bootsplash or not; i never used bootsplash and would recommend not using it during development (which for me is pretty much always),

-you're sure that ivtv is not the .8 ver, but the .7.1,

-TV still works with other input...

-all cables attached properly,

-the pvr-350 grabs channels during setup,

the bios recognizes it,

-and the ultimate in desperation, if it still works in a windoze box...

and of course none of that will probably help.

Did you guys ever get your problems fixed? maybe you should try starting a new thread? also maybe the ivtv forums / mailing lists / etc might be able to help.

Thanks for putting together the walkthrough. It fixed my problem.

A couple comments.
1. there's no 0.7.1 version of ivtv available. I used version 0.7.2 and it seems to work okay.
2. This changed the way my setup displayed picture. It used to display to my computer monitor for all mythtv menus and only use the TV for "watch recordings". now, all menus are displayed on the the TV. This is actually nicer, but it is a change from my previous functionality.

Thanks again!

Huhn? ivtv 0.7.1 is still available as are all the archived versions.

Based on what I've seen in my tests you may experience tuning artifacts with 0.7.2 so caveat utor.

Sorry, I should have said, "the url in the previous post does not exist"

wget http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ivtv/stable/ivtv-0.7.1.tar.gz

0.7.1 is no longer in the "stable" directory.

New URL (???):

See the one I posted.

General pattern for the archives...

http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ivtv/archive/0.MAJOR_VERSION_HERE.x/ivtv-FULL_VERSION_HERE.tar.gz

e.g. - http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ivtv/archive/0.8.x/ivtv-0.8.2.tar.gz